Pharm Exec covered key players in the industry over the past year.
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Harpreet Gill, vice president of real-world solutions - project management at ICON, discussesthe progress and challenges in advancing data-driven tools and approaches in decentralized clinical trials, where ongoing education remains paramount.
Paige Bingham has focused her career on improving clinical research operations and logistics, and not just ways to ease the burden for investigators and teams running the trials—but also for the patients involved in them.
Damien Bailly, president of established markets at Astellas, discusses why partnerships and collaborations are a critical organizational—and wider ecosystem—imperative in ensuring that patients have access to the medicines they need.
Yvonne Greenstreet: Answering the Call
From Big Pharma to biotech—and a globe-spanning journey along the way—Yvonne Greenstreet, this year’s Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Woman of the Year, is right where she wants to be: leading efforts to advance “bold ideas” in RNAi therapeutics into life-changing gains for patients.
Craig Tooman: Silencing the Distractions
Craig Tooman, CEO of Silence Therapeutics, on steering through the rough biotech funding and investment waters post-pandemic—and how a retooled organizational approach has the company in a stronger position today in the growing field of gene silencing through siRNA drugs.
Ken Keller, CEO of Daiichi Sankyo’s US business, reflects on the trials, triumphs, and lessons learned in steering the transformation of a legacy cardiovascular company into a global leader in oncology—advancing a vision for a reimagined future in cancer treatment.
Jan van de Winkel: Antibody Ascension
Jan van de Winkel, PhD, president and CEO of Genmab, the longtime innovation engine in antibody drug development, discusses its vision for adding a new business identity: commercial driver.
Rafaat Rahmani: Beating the Odds
Rafaat Rahmani, president and founder of Lifescience Dynamics, grew up in abject poverty, but such hardships—and a later violent brush with racism—would ultimately end up fueling a determined and entrepreneurial path in the life sciences.
Noam Solomon: Bringing the Human Story to AI
A look at one biotech’s mission to map the immune system using artificial intelligence—and how its growth as a Big Pharma partner could help unlock the potential of next-generation cancer treatments.
Margaret Keegan, the new CEO of Precision Medicine Group, is eager to elevate the profile of the expert-rich service provider and build it into an industry leader in next-gen drug development and commercialization support.
Reshema Kemps-Polanco: Taking Risks for Greater Reward
May 14th 2025Reshema Kemps-Polanco, executive VP and chief commercial officer, Novartis US, and the 2025 Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Woman of the Year, uses the lessons she learned from her family to bring out the best in her teams.
Addressing Disparities in Psoriasis Trials: Takeda's Strategies for Inclusivity in Clinical Research
April 14th 2025LaShell Robinson, Head of Global Feasibility and Trial Equity at Takeda, speaks about the company's strategies to engage patients in underrepresented populations in its phase III psoriasis trials.
Beyond the Prescription: Pharma's Role in Digital Health Conversations
April 1st 2025Join us for an insightful conversation with Jennifer Harakal, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Canopy Life Sciences, as we unpack the evolving intersection of social media and healthcare decisions. Discover how pharmaceutical companies can navigate regulatory challenges while meaningfully engaging with consumers in digital spaces. Jennifer shares expert strategies for responsible marketing, working with influencers, and creating educational content that bridges the gap between patients and healthcare providers. A must-listen for pharma marketers looking to build trust and compliance in today's social media landscape.
Novo Nordisk’s Sogroya Demonstrates Efficacy in Children with Growth Disorders
May 14th 2025Results from the Phase III REAL8 basket study found that once-weekly Sogroya was effective in children with growth disorders, including those born small for gestational age, with Noonan syndrome, or idiopathic short stature.